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Wensleydale Sheep, graphite and Mars lumograph on paper

Long Time No Post

May 22, 2025

Well, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? In the literal years it’s been since I’ve made a post, I’ve moved from Seattle to North Dakota, among other things. Covid had a rather dramatic, if quiet, impact on my art, and I’m finding myself drawn to more representational styles that tap into my love of draftsmanship and the natural world.


I’m not quite ready for a full overhaul of my website yet, so I added a few things, changed my bio, and called it day. To find out what I’m up to on a more regular basis, for now, Instagram is probably the best bet. I’m most likely found on my @blue.crow.laura handle, rather than my older one, but both link together.


Garlic Bulb, micron pen on Bristol

I’ll be teaching my first workshop in North Dakota in June at the Bismarck Arts and Galleries Association. It’s an intro to fine-line pen using botanicals as the focus, and it’ll be held on June 28. Here’s a link.

Writing Again →
Done! Rhododendron x 'Neon', watercolor on 11x17 Arches, 2020 #botanicalart #issaquahart #naturepainting #watercolor #botanicalillustration #rhododendron #seattleart
Almost finished! This is a final-project piece for my Cornell class; it's a rhododendron (var. 'Neon') in full bud. I'm pretty happy with how this one's coming out, though I still have a bit more final shading to do. #botanicalillustration #botanical
Oyster mushrooms in graphite. (IG isn't friendly to tall-format work, is it?) #graphite #drawing #naturedrawing #issaquahart #seattleart #fungi #fungilove
And done! Helleborus x ballardiae 'Pink Frost' 11x17, colored pencil #issaquahart #seattleart #naturedrawing #botanicalillustration #botanicalart #hellebore #coloredpencil #prismacolor
Still in progress: hellebore. I hoped I'd finish today, but I did get closer. #botanicalillustration #botanicalart #issaquahart #naturepainting #coloredpencil #prismacolor #worksinprogress
In progress: hellebore in colored pencil. This is due Friday and I feel like I may have bitten off more than I can chew. Mixing all these grayish purplish greenish pinks and pinkish grayish purplish greens is fun but it takes forever. #botanicalillus
American holly seedling (Ilex opaca) who lived in my paint cup for a few days. #botanicalillustration #watercolor #watercolorandink #botanicalart #issaquahart #naturepainting
So many colors! I needed an autumn leaf to draw (?!) and this one last oakleaf hydrangea was hanging on in the front yard. It did not hold up well once it was picked, though, and I had to rush. #botanicalillustration #drawing #prismacolor #coloredpen
Artichokes in charcoal. #botanicalillustration #drawing #charcoaldrawing #charcoal #issaquahart #botanicalart
Some fat peperomia leaves in Micron pen. #drawing #naturedrawing #issaquahart #seattleart #micron #penandink #botanicalillustration #botanicalart
Peperomia in pen and ink, 11x 17 #micron #inkdrawing #issaquahart #seattleart #naturedrawing #penandink
First flowering red currant buds...spring is soooooo close!
#floweringcurrant #springgarden #washingtonnativeplants

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